Kyiv vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kyiv	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$850	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2107	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$445	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$817	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.5	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$571	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	64	94
🏙️ Population	2.95M	690K

The cost of living in Kyiv is 73% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6262nd and 96th ($850 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th in Ukraine and the United States, respectively. Check Ukraine vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Kyiv compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Kyiv ranked 1st best city to live in Ukraine vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 4484th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyiv vs Washington

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	Kyiv	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.26	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1066	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$617	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.37	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.89%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.19	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.23	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.49	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.21	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.57	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$392	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7184	$24653

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kyiv

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
129 km or 80 mi	Chernihiv	$433
134 km or 83 mi	Zhytomyr	$549
157 km or 97 mi	Cherkasy	$455
200 km or 124 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
224 km or 139 mi	Gomel	$440
250 km or 155 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
258 km or 160 mi	Kremenchuk	$444
277 km or 172 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
302 km or 188 mi	Soroca	$863
302 km or 188 mi	Rivne	$394
305 km or 189 mi	Poltava	$490
305 km or 190 mi	Sumy	$486
313 km or 195 mi	Babruysk	$438
349 km or 217 mi	Kryvyi Rih	$486
354 km or 220 mi	Balti	$876
360 km or 224 mi	Pinsk	$435
363 km or 226 mi	Orhei	$829
365 km or 227 mi	Ternopil	$462
366 km or 227 mi	Kamianske	$605
368 km or 228 mi	Dubasari	$780
368 km or 229 mi	Lutsk	$510
385 km or 239 mi	Mogilev	$474
392 km or 243 mi	Dnipro	$718
402 km or 250 mi	Chisinau	$892
402 km or 250 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
406 km or 252 mi	Tiraspol	$517
408 km or 254 mi	Bryansk	$513
409 km or 254 mi	Kharkiv	$506
409 km or 254 mi	Bender	$502
410 km or 255 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
411 km or 255 mi	Botosani	$727
412 km or 256 mi	Ungheni	$1062
420 km or 261 mi	Kursk	$490
424 km or 263 mi	Iasi	$840
430 km or 267 mi	Belgorod	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Baranavichy	$517
434 km or 269 mi	Minsk	$727
440 km or 273 mi	Suceava	$709
441 km or 274 mi	Barysaw	$570

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979